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Kirk Douglas Quotes

I was living in a terrible time when people were being accused of being communists, and they attacked the movie industry, especially the writers. People couldn't work if they were on the blacklist. The studios banned them. It was the most onerous period in movie history. I don't think we have ever had a period so dark as that.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 9, 1916

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Work History Time People Think Dark

But we must take other steps, such as increasing conservation, developing an ethanol industry, and increasing CAFE standards if we are to make our country safer by cutting our reliance on foreign oil.

Country Oil Cafe Standards Industry

With a face like mine, I do better in print.

Face Better Mine Like Print

If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?

Friend Best Best Friend You Well

When good things come along, you end up saying yes to them. Because they're rare.

Good Good Things Saying End You Up

The job creators are members of America's vast middle class and the poor, whose purchases cause businesses to expand and invest.

Job America Class Poor Middle Whose

Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist.

Robert G. Allen

Rich Become Optimist Out Buying

The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It's being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can't watch it. It turns me off.

Me Language Doing Now Movies Rude

Finally, I would like to remind record companies that they have a cultural responsibility to give the buying public great music. Milking a trend to death is not contributing to culture and is ultimately not profitable.

Music Great Responsibility Culture

I never had any frustration about writing uncredited. I always felt that the satisfaction of doing it was in the doing of it, really, and getting recognised by the small number of people that know what you did.

People Writing Small Frustration You

People identify with being heartbroken. We've all been heartbroken, haven't we? I've been dumped, and it feels horrible.

Rob James-Collier

People Being Horrible Been Identify

Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually are. You want to escape yourself.

Style Yourself Trying You Choose

I've always liked the effect of having somebody in there who hadn't the faintest idea what was going on.

Always Going Idea Somebody Effect

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